Who This Course Is For:

This program is tailored for career changers—professionals who do NOT have at least one year of full-time work experience in investment banking (coverage, M&A, or capital markets) at another investment bank, or in closely related fields such as transaction advisory services or equity research. Internships do not count toward this requirement.

Career changers include:

• Professionals from unrelated industries such as tech, consulting, healthcare, retail, marketing, operations, or any other field who require training and time to develop IB-specific skills
• Corporate finance, accounting, or other business function professionals looking to transition to investment banking
• Recent graduates who completed IB internships but don't have full-time IB experience
• MBA students or graduates without prior investment banking work experience
• Experienced professionals from risk management, corporate banking, or trading who want to move into investment banking
• Anyone who needs more than just "plug-and-play" readiness and requires a structured approach to break into the industry

Unlike lateral hires who can contribute immediately on Day 1, career changers need comprehensive preparation, strategic guidance, and industry-specific knowledge to successfully navigate the competitive recruitment process and secure full-time investment banking roles.

What You Get:

Comprehensive Roadmap: Detailed, step-by-step instructions guiding you from networking through final-round interviews.

296 Exclusive Banker Contacts: Direct email contacts to jumpstart your networking efforts immediately.

Real-Time Market Intelligence: Regularly updated insights based on actual feedback from active Wall Street recruiters.

Professional Email & LinkedIn Templates: Proven scripts that generate responses and referrals.

AI-Powered Investment Banking Interview Simulator: Advanced three-phase training platform that progressively builds your interview mastery across behavioral, technical, and market questions used by top firms:

• Phase 1 - Master Content & Answers: Practice authentic investment banking questions from top firms with model example answers and AI-powered, question-specific feedback
• Phase 2 - Perfect Video Delivery: Video interview simulations with real-time analysis of timing, delivery, and professional presence
• Phase 3 - Advanced Interview Mastery: Complex case studies, Final round preparation scenarios used by senior bankers

The simulator tracks your progress through each phase, requiring 75%+ mastery before advancing, ensuring you approach actual interviews with proven competency across all critical areas.

Expert Behavioral & Technical Q&A: Dozens of precisely crafted responses to the most common IB questions, including up-to-date changes requiring AI knowledge.

Certificate of Completion: Showcase your investment in your career to future employers.

Exclusive Network Access: Private access to our finance club comprised of current Prospect Rock Academy students and alumni—a private Slack community where members share:

• Real-time hiring intel on analyst and associate positions across the market
• Real-time lateral hire opportunities that bypass traditional recruiters
• Live prep materials and interview strategies
• Industry contacts and networking opportunities
• Real interview experiences from current students and alumni

Our network stays plugged into the market, giving you insider access to opportunities and intelligence that most candidates never see.

8 Core Course Modules:

Understanding Lateral Recruiting Lateral hiring in investment banking refers to recruiting experienced professionals, typically with at least one year of full-time work in investment banking or closely related fields.

Perfecting Your Job Application Package Best practices and industry-standard formats for investment banking resumes and cover letters so you can stand out immediately.

PRP Offer Roadmap Stay organized by tracking your target firms, networking efforts, and interview progress, while adhering to key application deadlines for internships and early insight programs.

Networking 101 Understand why most applicants completely butcher networking, and instead get a disciplined approach, focusing on thorough preparation, targeted research, and building meaningful professional relationships. Includes standard templates for cold outreach via email and LinkedIn. Plus, templates for thank you letters and sample questions to ask during informational interviews, and 296 campus email contacts.

Technical Review & Preparation All the tools and strategies you need to excel in technical investment banking interviews. Includes an introduction to financial statement analysis, 100+ technical questions and answers and sample case studies.

The Interview Process Learn how to prepare for and dominate each type of interview you will have during the multi-round recruitment process.

What's a Superday? See how to excel at Superday, the culminating event in the IB recruitment process for internships and entry-level positions. It's the final hurdle before offer letters are extended, and either makes or breaks your chances.

Pivoting from Rejection: Alternative Paths to Investment Banking Get a comprehensive guide outlining three alternative paths for entering investment banking, drawing from experience talking with students, including many who encountered rejection on their first attempt.